Bookish news and publishing tidbits 29 November 2011

RIASS stuff:

Bein a braggart:'flip to pages 45-47 for my coverage of Melbournalia

Other bookish stuff:

A Harry Potter-themed dessert table:'ht.ly/7GLKN

Diana Gabaldon on her favorite and least-favorite booksow.ly/7HnA8

Alternatives to hypersexualised or submissive female game characters:'ht.ly/7GLz8

The Best Books of 2011 as Chosen by Australian Authors fb.me/LaJ4E5D

Loving this time-wastin (in a good way) literature map:ht.ly/7GD49

10 lost novels refound. How do you feel about reading a work that was never completed by the author?ow.ly/7GvZQ

NYTimes profiles Steven Pinker, author of Better Angels of Our Nature and all-around great thinker:'ow.ly/7HBLs

Chronicles of Vonnegut new books delve into the life and work of a man who couldn't silence his political consciencebit.ly/w0pKgB

Researching the escape route of a king'bit.ly/tNhWzS

Wayne Macauley talks to Ben Pobjie about The Cook

Audio Books vs. Book Books: Which Does the Brain Prefer?'ow.ly/7HngY

On selling more Mary Hooper than Stephenie Mayer, and more Penny Dolan than JK Rowling

Pippa Middleton and the survival of the preposterous publishers advance'bit.ly/u5giNq

Spectrals first year: a retrospective reviewwp.me/p15u5l-eK

Words for lovers

A bookish Christmas tree ornament:'ht.ly/7GMzp

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